“…Compound 2k was prepared following the general procedure GP-A from azirine 1c (150 mg, 0.62 mmol), benzonitrile (9.5 mL, 93 mmol) and Rh 2 (oct) 4 (5 mg, 0.0062 mmol) in DCE (130 mL) in 84 mg (43% yield, after column chromatography on silica (light petroleum/ethyl acetate, 7:1 (v/v)) as a yellow oil. 1 H-NMR (CDCl 3 , 400 MHz): δ 1.79-1.87 (m, 6H), 1.99-2.07 (m, 6H), 2.12-2.16 (m, 3H), 2.93 (s, 1H), 7.01 (s, 1H), 7.41-7.45 (m, 3H), 7.93-7.96 (m, 2H) 13. C{ 1 H}-NMR (CDCl 3 , 100 MHz): δ 24.1 (CH), 27.5 (CH), 35.7 (C), 36.4 (CH 2 ), 38.3 (CH 2 ), 125.2 (CH), 126.1 (CH), 127.5 (C), 128.8 (CH), 130.1 (CH), 152.4 (C), 160.5 (C), 170.5 (C).…”